
One Ohio company is taking a proactive approach to the problem. Toxo Inc has been building a battery recycling plant in Lancaster that valuable metals from batteries at their end of use. The Columbus Dispatch recently highlighted this company in a article at the beginning of March. Currently automotive lithium batteries represent only a small fraction of Toxco’s business, but they are already planning for the wave of lithium batteries that will develop as more electric vehicles are sold and eventually retire. By capturing these materials through recycling we reduce our reliance on foreign source of lithium.